lerix4relur's review against another edition
4.0
I read this a couple months ago and it was good! I liked the characters!
georgia_anne's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emmacaruana's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
_sophahs_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
NTS: pages 223, 224 and 230 need to be annotated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Incest, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Rape
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Death
lireavecbeck's review against another edition
5.0
"But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive."
BINCH read this if you haven't read this already, I was gonna try to be classy and refined but honestly I can't hold up the pretenses. It was a ride it was beautiful and painful and empowering and disheartening. 5/5 would cry again.
BINCH read this if you haven't read this already, I was gonna try to be classy and refined but honestly I can't hold up the pretenses. It was a ride it was beautiful and painful and empowering and disheartening. 5/5 would cry again.
thearbiter89's review against another edition
4.0
(Extracted from a 2007 blog post)
Strange but evocative; written in a pidgin english but strangely eloquent. These novels seem to have common trends: they are written in variants of language, they feature repressed characters (Irish kids being mistreated counts as repression, I’m sure) and they are ultimately novels about change and self-realization. The Colour Purple was perhaps the most satisfying to read in terms of such change. It is palpably there; it is definite, and it is also a very real part of humanness.
Strange but evocative; written in a pidgin english but strangely eloquent. These novels seem to have common trends: they are written in variants of language, they feature repressed characters (Irish kids being mistreated counts as repression, I’m sure) and they are ultimately novels about change and self-realization. The Colour Purple was perhaps the most satisfying to read in terms of such change. It is palpably there; it is definite, and it is also a very real part of humanness.
mushimilda's review against another edition
3.0
3,5/5. Je comprends parfaitement en quoi ce livre est devenu un classique, et les thèmes abordés sont vraiment intéressant : racisme et colonialisme, avec d’un côté la population afro-américaine dans le sud des USA entre le début du siècle et les années 30, de l’autre des missionnaires noirs au Liberia, identité lesbienne (bisous à Celie qui compare les hommes à des grenouilles), sororité, avec malgré tout une fin heureuse.
Personnellement j’ai trouvé le manque de chronologie déroutant (un peu dur de se rendre compte du temps qui passe, rien n’est daté, aucun âge n’est donné, il y a juste une mention vers la fin que ça fait plus de 30 ans). L’aspect épistolaire est pas toujours ultra bien gérer non plus. Ça m’a empêché de vraiment me plonger dans le livre et de l’apprécier plus (pas mal de fièvre donc pas une concentration au top honnêtement).
Personnellement j’ai trouvé le manque de chronologie déroutant (un peu dur de se rendre compte du temps qui passe, rien n’est daté, aucun âge n’est donné, il y a juste une mention vers la fin que ça fait plus de 30 ans). L’aspect épistolaire est pas toujours ultra bien gérer non plus. Ça m’a empêché de vraiment me plonger dans le livre et de l’apprécier plus (pas mal de fièvre donc pas une concentration au top honnêtement).
torydoughty's review against another edition
4.0
“I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook. . . . But I’m here."
This is by no means a feel-good story. In fact, it's near the exact opposite. There aren't many moments at all that are uplifting, but this story offers a stark, raw, honest insight into its characters' lives and there is something truly beautiful about that honesty. It's so complex, and each character is vibrant and dynamic and compelling. Walker crafted an absolute masterpiece with this work. I'm giving it four stars because I don't know that I could bring myself to read this devastating story again, but I'm so glad to have read it and experienced it once.
This is by no means a feel-good story. In fact, it's near the exact opposite. There aren't many moments at all that are uplifting, but this story offers a stark, raw, honest insight into its characters' lives and there is something truly beautiful about that honesty. It's so complex, and each character is vibrant and dynamic and compelling. Walker crafted an absolute masterpiece with this work. I'm giving it four stars because I don't know that I could bring myself to read this devastating story again, but I'm so glad to have read it and experienced it once.
elliottmai3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0